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I use dating apps regularly when traveling for exactly that. You'd be surprised how willing people are to meetup without the pressure of dating/sex being involv

I use dating apps regularly when traveling for exactly that. You'd be surprised how willing people are to meetup without the pressure of dating/sex being involved. Fly into a city for work, meetup for fun, and make a new friend for next time.

dmortin 8y ago
Don't most people on dating apps actually look for dates, instead of just for some chat?
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- overcast 8y ago
  I think you'll find most people are sick of dating, and are completely open to something platonic. Maybe I'm just really, really, ridiculously good looking though.
  - worldsayshi 8y ago
    Yeah I agree that a lot of people are probably sick of it. It's kind of strange trying to keep friend and dating spheres so separate. Would be better if there was easier ways to just meet people with shared values where finding dates was a potential bonus and not the end game.
- stagger87 8y ago
  Most dating sites let you specify your intentions, and many of them offer a "Looking for friends" option.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
    Yeah, but I think that option is mostly used as a way for women to keep men from messaging them so they can message the ones they choose without being constantly harassed by throngs of men they aren't interested in. Not that it works, a lot of men message anyway because they never read the profile in the first place. A better strategy is to identify as homosexual and explain in your initial message that you do that to keep creepers from messaging you. Of course, then you have to let down some actual homosexuals, but I imagine that's a lot smaller pool to filter.
deepakhj 8y ago
Couchsurfing's mobile app has functionality now where you can post asking to meet up with nearby travelers.
- personlurking 8y ago
  It's quite badly done, IMO. 1. People tend to only join other established groups rather than message individuals. 2. You can only send a hello to someone else and hope they see it or respond back (you can't even look at their profile from the Hangout section). Mostly, they won't respond. 3. Hangouts allows the same person to join as many groups as they want, even though the suggested events are happening at the same time. 4. Just like regular CS events, most people that say they will go often do not show up. They need to seriously fix all that and develop it into its own app to flesh it out.

dmortin 8y ago

Don't most people on dating apps actually look for dates, instead of just for some chat?

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overcast 8y ago
I think you'll find most people are sick of dating, and are completely open to something platonic. Maybe I'm just really, really, ridiculously good looking though.
- worldsayshi 8y ago
  Yeah I agree that a lot of people are probably sick of it. It's kind of strange trying to keep friend and dating spheres so separate. Would be better if there was easier ways to just meet people with shared values where finding dates was a potential bonus and not the end game.
stagger87 8y ago
Most dating sites let you specify your intentions, and many of them offer a "Looking for friends" option.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
  Yeah, but I think that option is mostly used as a way for women to keep men from messaging them so they can message the ones they choose without being constantly harassed by throngs of men they aren't interested in. Not that it works, a lot of men message anyway because they never read the profile in the first place. A better strategy is to identify as homosexual and explain in your initial message that you do that to keep creepers from messaging you. Of course, then you have to let down some actual homosexuals, but I imagine that's a lot smaller pool to filter.

deepakhj 8y ago

Couchsurfing's mobile app has functionality now where you can post asking to meet up with nearby travelers.

personlurking 8y ago
It's quite badly done, IMO. 1. People tend to only join other established groups rather than message individuals. 2. You can only send a hello to someone else and hope they see it or respond back (you can't even look at their profile from the Hangout section). Mostly, they won't respond. 3. Hangouts allows the same person to join as many groups as they want, even though the suggested events are happening at the same time. 4. Just like regular CS events, most people that say they will go often do not show up. They need to seriously fix all that and develop it into its own app to flesh it out.